SIDRA-2 FOR TRAFFIC SIGNAL DESIGN

SIDRA (Signalised Intersection Design and Research Aid) has been developed as a computer program to aid traffic engineers and researchers in their design and analysis of signalised intersections. This paper describes the facilities and use of SIDRA-2 which basically implements the techniques given int he Australian Road Research Board Report ARR no 123 together with additional advanced features. SIDRA-2 output is very extensive and includes: (1) listing of basic movement and intersection variables (flow ratios, lost times, degrees of saturation, etc); (2) estimates of movement saturation flows, capacities and spare capacities; (3) lane information (lane flows and saturation flows, effective green and red times, lane utilisation and operating characteristics); (4) computed signal timings and a signal timing diagram; (5) performance measures for computed or specified signal timings (delay, number of stops, queue length, fuel consumption, etc); and (6) separate summations for user-specified movement groupings such as pedestrians, buses, cars, major-and minor-road vehicles, etc. An example of both input data listing and output is given to illustrate the SIDRA method of estimating lane flows, capacities and operating characteristics. SIDRA-2 is now in use in traffic engineering practice and teaching in Australia and New Zealand. (TRRL)

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• Corporate Authors:

  Printerhall Limited

  29 Newmart Street
  London W1P 3PE,   England 
• Authors:
  • Akcelik, R
• Publication Date: 1985-5

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References;
• Pagination: p. 256-261
• Serial:
  • Traffic Engineering & Control
  • Volume: 26
  • Issue Number: 5
  • Publisher: Hemming Group, Limited
  • ISSN: 0041-0683
  • Serial URL: http://www.tecmagazine.com/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Computer programs; Forecasting; Fuel consumption; Geometric design; Highway capacity; Intersections; Operating costs; Performance; Queuing; Signalized intersections; Traffic control; Traffic delays; Traffic flow; Traffic lanes; Traffic signal timing; Traffic signals
• ITRD Terms: 643: Capacity (road, footway); 9010: Delay; 132: Forecast; 232: Fuel consumption; 455: Junction; 2885: Layout; 221: Operating costs; 6594: Queue; 8645: Software; 654: Traffic control; 671: Traffic flow; 565: Traffic signal
• Subject Areas: Energy; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00452137
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-039 046
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: May 31 1986 12:00AM